The Roman Poet Lucretius Predicted, in Ofthe Nature of Things

question 28

Multiple Choice

The Roman poet Lucretius predicted, in Ofthe Nature of Things, that

• A) man would someday conquer nature.
• B) the world will end in a violent explosion.
• C) man and nature will someday be as one.
• D) the world will wind down like a clock.
• E) more advance nations would become world leaders.

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